Does winning take care of everything?

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of everything." and 'Tiger Woods, World #1' underneath that. The implication seems to be that, now that he's again the top-ranked golfer in thew world, his past mistakes no longer matter.

What do you think? DOES winning "take care of everything"?

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I'm a golfer - but not a TW fan. Family and trust are my paradigm - obviously not for this snake. Now that he has a new blond - he's winning again - I guess you ahve to give him credit for knowing what works.

And people wonder why there's so much self hate in the world.. if you're not a winner, you're clearly a loser. This sets a horrible example for younger people. This is also promoting "making up for" wrong doing by excelling in something else.

From my point of view, of course winning doesn't excuse anything. What infuriates me, though, is that in our society — not just in sports, although certainly there — winners routinely get away with murder, while not-so-high achievers are raked over the coals for lesser sins.

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of
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If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of everything." and 'Tiger Woods, World #1' underneath that. The implication seems to be that, now that he's again the top-ranked golfer in thew world, his past mistakes no longer matter.

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of
...

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of everything." and 'Tiger Woods, World #1' underneath that. The implication seems to be that, now that he's again the top-ranked golfer in thew world, his past mistakes no longer matter.

What do you think? DOES winning "take care of everything"?

I'm sure to some degree winning takes care of things, kind of the same way a band-aid takes care of a wound. It covers it, but doesn't heal it.

I guess I'm not in the 'I hate Tiger' camp, though. I personally couldn't care less about someone else's relationship, I have my own to live through and deal with.

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of
...

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of everything." and 'Tiger Woods, World #1' underneath that. The implication seems to be that, now that he's again the top-ranked golfer in thew world, his past mistakes no longer matter.

Wow, that's just disgusting. I don't even care what he did in his personal life, the fact that it was said that him winning some dumb tournament somehow makes him some golden human being is ridiculous.

Winning means you were able to win that one thing that one time. Nothing else.

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of
...

If you haven't seen the new Tiger Woods Facebook ad, you can read about it here: link.

In case you can't be bothered to click the link, the ad shows him intently sizing up a putt with the phrase "Winning takes care of everything." and 'Tiger Woods, World #1' underneath that. The implication seems to be that, now that he's again the top-ranked golfer in thew world, his past mistakes no longer matter.

From my point of view, of course winning doesn't excuse anything. What infuriates me, though, is that in our society — not just in sports, although certainly there — winners
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I'm glad everybody seems to feel the same way I do about it!

From my point of view, of course winning doesn't excuse anything. What infuriates me, though, is that in our society — not just in sports, although certainly there — winners routinely get away with murder, while not-so-high achievers are raked over the coals for lesser sins.

I totally agree with the fact that "winning" doesnt take away form doing something terrible, and i too am continuously upset with how our society will look the other way when someone is a "winner." I mean this can be applied most recently to the OH rape case, but it's more than that and it's on a national level but most of the time it will go under the raider.

I'm sure it's not what Nike was going for, but I find the message to be in bad taste.
It's seems arrogant and it turns me off to him even more.
It's kinda like "Hey, I can do anything I want and everyone should still worship me because I'm good at golf."
Um, no. That's not the way it works.

Eh, it's unfortunately true in a lot of cases that winning seems to redeem. That said, at least for me, he's still a mediocre example of humanity. But since I don't really look to golf for role models, no big loss.

Not a fan. I don't like golf and I don't really care what anyone does in the privacy of their own homes (or hotel rooms). I don't care that he cheated on his wife, its not my business, and I don't care about his career...

I voted "Tiger who?" somewhat tongue in cheek. I know who he is I just don't really care.